Buy a carbide-tipped blade if you can.

Many professional builders use portable table saws fitted with carbide-tipped blades to cut through an aluminum threshold.

Power tools - a circular saw equipped with a carbide-tipped blade or a router fitted with a carbide-tipped bit - are recommended for cutting laminate, because the material dulls cutting edges quickly.

For cutting sheet lining, a power saw with a carbide-tipped blade is best.

The Worx WT430K circular saw comes with a 7-1/4-inch, thin kerf, 24-tooth carbide-tipped blade that's equivalent to blades on competing models in the same price range.

This allows carbide-tipped blades to cut at faster rates and still maintain an acceptable chip load per tooth.

For cutting laminate, an electric saber saw, circular saw or router, fitted with a carbide-tipped blade or cutter, is recommended.

A grout saw has a short carbide-tipped blade designed to rake out the old grout.